A new website dedicated to highlight communities as ideal to travel or move to named five dozen “super cool” cities around the world. Making the list: Saratoga Springs.

“Saratoga Springs is a natural to be on any list of the world’s super cool communities,” said Andy Brack of Charleston, S.C., founder of TravelorMove.com. “With its sporting culture, cozy village atmosphere and outstanding quality of life, it’s no wonder Saratoga Springs ranked high on our list.”

“Travel & Leisure magazine says Saratoga Springs is one of America’s greatest Main Streets: ‘Historic Broadway Avenue looks like a Main Street on steroids, with grand buildings of Beaux-Arts and Colonial Revival styles. It feels almost heroic in scale, but when crowds fill the streets to browse and nosh, it takes on a more accessible feel.’”

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Saratoga feels like it tries very hard to cultivate exactly the image reflected in this ranking. If you have to try to be cool, you’re not. I spent a weekend in Rhinebeck a couple of years ago and remembered thinking, “This is what Saratoga thinks it is.” It was graceful, laid-back, welcoming and interesting, and not a chain store to be found. In other words, it was authentically cool.

I’ve lived in a lot of places in and outside the capital region (and outside NYS) and settled in Saratoga by choice. It is hands down the best place I can imagine living in. It is now a year round destination so the quality of restaurants and shops are unsurpassed in the region. More and better development happens each year. It is an incredible combination of new ideas and beautiful history. The economic success of the area has brought in wonderful and highly educated people from around the world. This leads to diversity of ideas and inspiration. Any time a place is successful there will be jealous haters but real and honest people have a great time here. Haters can stay in the run down cities that reflect them – we don’t want negativity anyway.

My daughter moved to Saratoga 3 yrs. ago…so I have visited frequently. I have traveled a lot, but Saratoga Springs is my favorite place to visit, and maybe one day live. This small town has everthing you need. Good quality restuarants, great shopping, diversity, culture, sporting events, and lots of history. With all that, and more, my favorite thing to do in Saratoga, is taking my walks around town…it is such a beautiful place!